Four Things to Watch at Fed Meeting

Federal Reserve officials begin their two-day policy meeting today after weeks of anticipation about what they will do to get a slow-moving economic going. Officials have strongly hinted that they will act by launching a new bond-buying program, providing new assurances that interest rates will remain low for even longer than previously planned, or some combination of the two. If they do decide to act, they will have to sort out myriad tactical questions, such as how big a program to undertake over what time frame, what types of bonds to buy, what if any other actions to take and how to explain them to the public.

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